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Unclassified road crash in Chesterfield S43 on 7 August 1989 at 12:05 involving a car

A car and a lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chesterfield at 12:05 on Monday 7 August 1989. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 1989
Monday, 12:05
Vehicles
2
Car and lorry
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25962, longitude -1.38535, in the S43 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chesterfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1989309C00537
Council area
Chesterfield
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 January 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1989309C00537 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chesterfield road accident statistics for 1989.